For pupils:<br />
<ul>
<li>Find out when was the last Year of the Dragon.</li>
<li>Discover the animal which represents the year in which you were
born and what your character is supposed to be, based on that
animal. (Do you agree with these ideas about your character?)</li>
</ul>
<div>Parents:</div>
<ul>
<li>You may like to help your children find out more about the
Chinese New Year. E.g. What is the name of the Kitchen God? What is
the story behind the veneration of this god? What can be found out
about the Jade God? The animals of the Chinese Years fall in a
particular order; what is the story behind the determination of
this order? When did the Chinese accept the Gregorian calendar and
why?</li>
</ul>
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<div>Teachers:</div>
<div>You may like to ask the children to:</div>
<ul>
<li>Instruct a partner orally, using an intervening screen or
sitting back to back, on how to make their dragon designs.</li>
<li>Investigate the year 2000 - a Christian festival; but what year
is it for other major religions e.g. Moslem, Jewish, Buddhist and
Coptic?</li>
<li>Find out what the French revolution has got to do with all of
this! </li>
</ul>
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